Wednesday, September 19, 2007

I have missed writing for a couple of days. We have been away to the mountains of eastern Tennessee.It is truly amazing what a few days in the mountains will do. Must be my Highland roots. While outexploring we found this really beautiful mountain stream.

I shot a few frames and decided to jazz em up a bit. The section of the stream was pretty shaded so Idropped my ISO down as low as it would go, and slowed my shutter speed down to 1/8 second. I tried 1/15, but didn't get enough blur in the moving water.

I wanted to do a vertical, and came up with the second photo. I simply turned the camera at a slight angleuntil I got the composition I wanted and shot away. Looks a bit more dramatic than straight up and down.

Anytime I do a wide shot I end up doing a detail shot. The last is my closeup. I looked for a spot with somelarge rocks and fast moving water. I found this downstream about fifty yards. Water flowing back togetheraround these rocks making a nice pattern, good flow, so good blur in the water. The colorful leaves justbring it all together.

Just be sure when you do this to keep the camera steady, because if the unmoving objects in yourphoto are not sharp, it does not work. If you find a spot to shoot, you may have to come back when thelight is a bit lower. Usually early morning or late afternoon does best. Also gives more directional lighting,which is usually a good thing.